General News

Press, Volume LXXXVI, Issue 26221, 19 September 1950, Page 6

General News

Internationa! Psychiatry A distinguished anthropologist had suggested the possibility of tne techniques of psychiatry be ng extended to international conflict, so that nations exhibit ng psychopathic characteristics could be isolated fcr a Period cf theraceutic re-education, said Dr. L. S. P. Mirams, cf the Mental Hygiene Division, in an address last evening to the Association for the Welfare oi Handicapped Children. Dr. Mirams said he had discussed the suggestion with Dr. H. E. Field, Professor of Education at Canterbury University College, whose comment had been that the scheme would work very well “if the nation was small enough.” Berlin Choir Resists Censorship The Russian-con tro. led Berlin radio has lost its biggest attraction, the Berlin Children’s Choir —because of what the choir calls political censorship. The station had tried to force the choir to sing Communist songs and had banned hymns, said the choir manager, announcing that the choir would not sin<! on the radio again.— Berlin, September 18. Rowing Course Work The old house at Kerr’s reach, formerly owned by a tenant of the Merry Estate, has been shifted and will be used by oarsmen. The wo-ksz committee reported to the City Council last evening that the tenders for the removal and disposal cf the house were too low. After the loss of several days by bad weather. good progress was being made on the cutting of the reach. Answering a Question by a councillor when the work was inspected, Cr. W. P. Glue (chairman cf the works committee) said that 90,000 yards of spoil represented a depth of one foot on a road from Christchurch to Belfast. Mayoral Exemption

“I’ve never claimed the exemption— I never knew it existed.” said the Mayor of Riccartcn (Mr H. S. S. Kyle) last evening when the Riccarton Borough Council received advice from the Municipal Association about the exemption of mayoral honoraria from taxation. The letter said that while its representations to the Government for exemption from income tax of the whole of the mayoral honorarium had been unsuccessful, the Government had agreed to continue the exemption of 50 per cent, of the honorarium. Mr Kyle’s remark was in reply to Cr. E. J. Bradshaw, who asked if Mr Kyle had ever applied for the exemption Accurate Prediction “We might be through early,” said (he Mayor (Sir Ernest Andrews) when he informed the City Council last evening that apologies for absence had been received from Crs. J. N. Clarke, L. G. Amos, and W. J. Cowl°s. and that Crs. J. Mathison, M.P., and W. B. Owen were still on leave of absence. The Mayor’s prediction of the length cf the meeting was correct. The council went into committee after (5 minutes and adjourned 10 minutes later. Use of Pinus Insignis The Riccarton Borough Council will approve heart Pinus insignis. properly treated, as a building material. This was decided by the council last evening after consideration of a letter from the Dominion SawmiPers’ Federati in requesting information about the council’s policy. Notifiable Diseases Six cases of scarlet fever, two of pulmonary tuberculosis and ’three oi food poisoning were reported to ths Department of Health from the Christchurch district last week. No deaths from notifiable diseases were reported, and there were r>° eatifications from Greymouth Kare F*sh Caught Two pairs of a rarely caught fish, the ghost shark, have been caught by Mr G. Brasell. of Lyttelton, off Banks Peninsula in 80 fathoms. At the same time last year Mr Brasell caught one pair of the fish. The two male fish have been sent to the Canterbury Museum. The ghost shark is related to the elephant fish, but is without the trunk-like appendage of the latter, it has a long tauering tai’ Many

“It must not be expected that the Mayor can attend the lot,” said Sir Ernest Andrews, when an invitation to open a bowling dub's season was received by the City Council last evening. On Saturday, he said, he bad attended four functions, and the Mayoress (Mrs F. Hardy Cookson) one. and three councillors attended one each. Cr. J. E. Tait said the rush of invitations would mean that councillors would have to denut’se for the Mayor, and ‘even Cr. T. Green may have to open a bowling season.” Sir Ernest Andrews said Saturday engagements would become more numerous and difficult to attend as the centennial celebrations advanced.’